Wyden, Merkley Laud Stewardship Agreement for Malheur National Forest
New 20-year agreement with Iron Triangle in John Day is for 20 years Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today praised the announcement of a 20-year stewardship agreement between the Malheur National Forest and Iron Triangle LLC in John Day that covers forest restoration, hazardous fuels
Merkley, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Fishers by Cracking Down on Illegal Fishing and Abusive Vessel Flagging Practices
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on June 5, 2026, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) announced a new bipartisan bill to target a loophole that illegal fishers exploit to gain an unfair advantage over
AFTER FDA GRANTS FREE PASS TO FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES, DURBIN LEADS SENATE DEMOCRATS IN LETTER TO TOBACCO COMPANIES ABOUT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION INFLUENCE
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jack Reed (D-RI) sent letters to Reynolds American and Altria Group to inquire about these Big Tobacco companies’ engagement with the Trump Administration,
Merkley: Trump Administration Breaking the Law by Failing to Comply with Epstein Files Transparency Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the lead Senate sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act—issued the following statement after the Trump Administration indicated it would only release part of the Epstein Files, a violation of the law he championed: “The Trump Administration has had almost one year since
Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.2 Million in Federal Support for Coastal Erosion Work in Lincoln County
Funds will support MidCoast Watersheds Council’s work in Siletz and Yaquina Estuaries Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is awarding $2,210,835 to the MidCoast Watersheds Council to restore 125 acres of tidal wetlands and 6.2 miles
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Oregon Counties
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today celebrated the signing of their bipartisan Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act into law, reauthorizing funding for the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through FY 2026 and providing lapsed payments to counties in Oregon and nationwide for FY 2024
Merkley: Now is the Time for Bipartisan Action on Commonsense Cannabis Reforms
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the lead sponsor of the bipartisan SAFER Banking Act—issued the following statement in response to President Trump announcing that he has signed an Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of Justice to complete the process of moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III,
Cantwell and Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding Answers on NIST’s Unauthorized Dismantling of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program
Senators call on NIST to reverse course and fund MEP Centers nationwide, which provide critical services to over 600,000 American manufacturers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the
Merkley, Baldwin, Booker, 41 Senators: No New Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Provisions in Must-Pass Government Funding Bills
“Partisan, discriminatory, and harmful policy riders have no place in must-pass legislation such as appropriations bills” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker led a group of over 40 Senators to urge Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan
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